{
  "place_id": "ovruch#7851_11600",
  "wikidata": "Q27039",
  "country": "UA",
  "local_name": "Овруч",
  "names": {
    "en": {
      "main": "Ovruch",
      "why": "Current Ukrainian name in the national romanization adopted in 2010; the same system was adopted by BGN/PCGN in 2019. BGN/PCGN 1965 gives the same string. ALA-LC (2011) gives the same string.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Owrucz",
          "why": "Polish historical name used in English histories of Volhynia."
        },
        {
          "name": "Vruchiy",
          "why": "Romanized medieval East Slavic name in English historical writing; spelling varies."
        },
        {
          "name": "Vruchyi",
          "why": "Alternative English transcription of the medieval name."
        },
        {
          "name": "Ovruč",
          "why": "ISO 9:1995 character transliteration of the Ukrainian name; standard-derived retrieval form, with medium confidence in textual use."
        },
        {
          "name": "Овруч",
          "why": "Ukrainian original-script name, retained in quoted addresses and source titles; not a separate English exonym."
        }
      ]
    },
    "fr": {
      "main": "Ovroutch",
      "why": "French transcription with ou and tch; attested on the French Foreign Ministry’s Ukraine map.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Owrucz",
          "why": "Polish historical name retained in French references to Volhynia."
        },
        {
          "name": "Ovruch",
          "why": "International Ukrainian spelling in French maps and source citations."
        }
      ]
    }
  },
  "about_en": "Ovruch is a town in northern Zhytomyr Oblast near the Slovechne–Ovruch ridge. Its medieval past is recalled by the restored Saint Basil’s Church.",
  "about_fr": "",
  "certainty": "high",
  "notes": "",
  "rank": 653,
  "slug": "ovruch"
}